Christopher Tsang
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Fairfax, VANPI 1104187525
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 156 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. at 25.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $783 and has fallen 74.9% since, to $196 in 2025.
Across 156 payments — averaging $23.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$936
- Optinose US, Inc.$866
- Stryker$396
- Sanofi$319
- Medtronic$196
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$166
- plus $862 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,741100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 39 | $936 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 58 | $866 |
| Stryker | 14 | $396 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $319 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $196 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $166 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $159 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 7 | $120 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $112 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 4 | $111 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $58 |
| GSK | 4 | $58 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 3 | $52 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $35 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $14 |
| Med-el Corporation | 1 | $12 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $11 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- DUPIXENT$237
- PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM$196
- SPIROX - LATERA$134
- PROPEL$129
- Nucleus$112
- Baha$112
How this compares
Too few otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Virginiato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Fairfax
- Jacob KuperstockFairfax$1K
- Michael ArmstrongRichmond$11K
- Michael AbidinAlexandria$5K
- Matthew HubbardAbingdon$3K
- Brian DeutschNorfolk$2K
- Stephen BaneWoodbridge$2K
- Nariman DashFredericksburg$2K
- Nima VahidiRichmond$2K
- John LieserFredericksburg$1K
- Alan BurkeRichmond$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.